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Dishonored leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
DishonoredLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

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Execution5 vs 6

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii leans harder on execution: combo timing and dodge execution in combat

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Dishonored leans harder on optimization: Power combos and stealth routes solvable.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii